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From: Steve Kotsopoulos steve@ecf.toronto.edu
Subject: CPU authentication...
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 12:42:34 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <19960327174234.Nf6KjJp_mSilDVFlROORLSpc1sGg_r-okrAKmnEFuA8@z> (raw)

> Here's a few questions:
> 2. When I do a cpu command - I get the error 
> cpu: can't authenticate: huygens: refused by server

check /sys/log/auth for error messages

> I'm slightly confused here... doesn't the fact that I have booted my
> terminal and connected to my home directory mean that I have been 
> authenticated?

try typing the _wrong_ password, to make sure it is really authenticating you

> I notice also that /dev/hostdomain is empty when I boot the terminal.

it is empty on my terminal also, so that should be fine (I think)

> The cpu server comes up with
> boot: can't read nvram: unknown device in # filename
> boot: bad nvram key:
> 
> It then comes out and asks for the password... I provide the password
> (The same as the server) - it prompts for the authid, and the domain
> I provide it. - And it seems to work.  
> It then prompts:
> boot: can't write key to nvram: fd out of range or not open.

that doesn't sound good. Maybe take a look at
http://www.ecf.toronto.edu/plan9/info/steve/plan9.install-guide






             reply	other threads:[~1996-03-27 17:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1996-03-27 17:42 Steve [this message]
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1996-03-27 14:24 forsyth
1996-03-26  1:45 Thomas

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